as in automatism
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Recent Examples of autohypnosis
There is a quality of trance, of autohypnosis, in her style.
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New York Times, 19 Jan. 2021
New York Times, 19 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for autohypnosis
Noun
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At the club, time allows automatisms and structure to become habit.—
Philipp Lahm,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Their players look connected, know where each other are and play with fluidity and automatism.—
Charlotte Harpur,
The Athletic,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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In early March 2024, McIlroy experimented with hypnosis.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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But his arrival shifts the film’s entire mood, as his baritone murmurings cast a sort of hypnosis on Clarence.—
Beatrice Loayza,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Then get into bed and start a self-hypnosis session meant for sleep.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
5 Dec. 2024
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Relaxation therapy: Techniques such as mediation, progressive muscle relaxation, self-hypnosis, and biofeedback can relieve stress, anxiety, and depression.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
27 Nov. 2024
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Other topics of his lectures over the years that followed included animal magnetism, hypnotism, and the ether.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Apr. 2024
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It’s taken 200 years for hypnotism to evolve from a medical treatment to stage gag.—
Emily Latimer,
Longreads,
25 Jan. 2024
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“Autohypnosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autohypnosis. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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